1,117 verses contain “Servant” (in the KJV: 986, in the BSB: 867) — showing 701–800
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For thy
servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine
anointed.
Behold,
bless ye the LORD, all ye
servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Come,
bless the LORD, all you
servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O
servants of the LORD,
Who sent
tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his
servants.
He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
For the LORD will judge his people, and he will
repent himself concerning his
servants.
Even an
heritage unto Israel his
servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that
afflict my soul: for I am thy
servant.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who
afflict me, for I am Your
servant.
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his
servant from the
hurtful sword.
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
He that troubleth his own house shall
inherit the wind: and the
fool shall be
servant to the wise of heart.
He who brings trouble on his house will
inherit the wind, and the
fool will be
servant to the wise of heart.
He that is
despised, and hath a
servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Delight is not seemly for a
fool; much less for a
servant to have rule over princes.
Luxury is unseemly for a
fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the
borrower is
servant to the
lender.
If a ruler
hearken to lies, all his
servants are wicked.
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
A
servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not
respond.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
A
servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
Accuse not a
servant unto his master, lest he
curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Do not
slander a
servant to his master, or he will
curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
For a
servant when he reigneth; and a
fool when he is filled with meat;
a
servant who becomes king, a
fool who is filled with food,
I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
I acquired menservants and maidservants, and
servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than
anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Also take no
heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy
servant curse thee:
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your
servant cursing you.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
I have seen slaves on
horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for
servants and handmaids: and they shall take them
captives, whose
captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
The nations will
escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make
captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
And the LORD said, Like as my
servant Isaiah hath walked naked and
barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon
Ethiopia;
Then the LORD said, “Just as My
servant Isaiah has gone naked and
barefoot for three years as a sign and
omen against Egypt and
Cush,
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
On that day I will
summon My
servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the
servant, so with his master; as with the
maid, so with her
mistress; as with the
buyer, so with the seller; as with the
lender, so with the
borrower; as with the taker of
usury, so with the giver of
usury to him.
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s
servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the least of my master’s
servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto
Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy
servants in the
Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the
Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your
servants in
Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
So the
servants of king
Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
So the
servants of King
Hezekiah went to Isaiah,
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard,
wherewith the
servants of the king of Assyria have
blasphemed me.
who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the
servants of the king of Assyria have
blasphemed Me.
By thy
servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my
chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of
Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice
fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his
Carmel.
Through your
servants you have
taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many
chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of
Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its
cypresses. I have reached its
farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
“But you, O Israel, My
servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham My friend—
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its
farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My
servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
Behold my
servant, whom I
uphold; mine
elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
“Here is My
Servant, whom I
uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
Who is blind, but my
servant? or
deaf, as my
messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’S
servant?
Who is blind but My
servant, or
deaf like the
messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant
partner, or blind like the
servant of the LORD?
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
But now
listen, O Jacob My
servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the
womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my
servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the
womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My
servant,
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My
servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My
servant; O Israel, I will never
forget you.
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
For Jacob my
servant’s sake, and Israel mine
elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have
surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
Go ye forth of Babylon,
flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his
servant Jacob.
Leave Babylon!
Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a
shout of joy,
proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His
servant Jacob!”
And said unto me, Thou art my
servant, O Israel, in whom I will be
glorified.
He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the
womb to be his
servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the
womb to be His
Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Thus saith the LORD, the
Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a
servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Thus says the LORD, the
Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was
despised and
abhorred by the nation, to the
Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His
Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him
lean on his God.
Behold, My
Servant will
prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly
exalted.
He shall see of the
travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous
servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities.
After the
anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous
Servant will
justify many, and He will bear their
iniquities.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall
prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
condemn. This is the
heritage of the
servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
No weapon formed against you shall
prosper, and you will
refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the
heritage of the
servants of the LORD, and their
vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his
servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from
polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His
servants— all who keep the Sabbath without
profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
O LORD, why hast thou made us to
err from thy ways, and
hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy
servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Why, O LORD, do You make us
stray from Your ways and
harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your
servants, the tribes of Your
heritage.
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the
cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my
servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a
cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My
servants; I will not destroy them all.
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an
inheritor of my mountains: and mine
elect shall
inherit it, and my
servants shall dwell there.
And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My
elect will possess My mountains, and My
servants will dwell there.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my
servants shall eat, but ye shall be
hungry: behold, my
servants shall drink, but ye shall be
thirsty: behold, my
servants shall
rejoice, but ye shall be
ashamed:
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My
servants will eat, but you will go
hungry; My
servants will drink, but you will go
thirsty; My
servants will
rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Behold, my
servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall
howl for
vexation of spirit.
My
servants will
shout for joy with a
glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and
wail with a broken spirit.
And ye shall leave your name for a
curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall
slay thee, and call his
servants by another name:
You will leave behind your name as a
curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will
slay you; but to His
servants He will give another name.
And when ye see this, your heart shall
rejoice, and your bones shall
flourish like an
herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his
servants, and his
indignation toward his enemies.
When you see, you will
rejoice, and you will
flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His
servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were
ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
The nobles send their
servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are
ashamed and
humiliated; they cover their heads.
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver
Zedekiah king of Judah, and his
servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the
pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall
smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not
spare them, neither have
pity, nor have mercy.
‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over
Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who
survive the plague and sword and famine, to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not
spare them or show
pity or
compassion.’
And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses, he, and his
servants, and his people.
For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on
chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
And the LORD hath sent unto you all his
servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not
hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
And the LORD has sent all His
servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not
listened or inclined your ear to hear.
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my
servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an
astonishment, and an
hissing, and perpetual desolations.
behold, I will
summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My
servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will
devote them to destruction and make them an object of
horror and contempt, an
everlasting desolation.
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
To
hearken to the words of my
servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not
hearkened;
and if you do not
listen to the words of My
servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not
listen,
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my
servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My
servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
Because they have not
hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my
servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
I will do this because they have not
listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My
servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles
listened, declares the LORD.”
Therefore fear thou not, O my
servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from
afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the
seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My
servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
then I would also
reject the descendants of Jacob and of My
servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have
compassion on them.”
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
but later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again.
But ye turned and
polluted my name, and caused every man his
servant, and every man his
handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for
servants and for handmaids.
But now you have changed your minds and
profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.
I have sent also unto you all my
servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor
hearkened unto me.
Again and again I have sent you all My
servants the prophets,
proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or
listened to Me.
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his
servants did not become
frightened or
tear their garments.
And I will
punish him and his seed and his
servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they
hearkened not.
I will
punish him and his descendants and
servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the
calamity about which I
warned them but they did not
listen.”
But neither he, nor his
servants, nor the people of the land, did
hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Moreover Jeremiah said unto king
Zedekiah, What have I
offended against thee, or against thy
servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
Then Jeremiah asked King
Zedekiah, “How have I
sinned against you or your
servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?
And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my
servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have
hid; and he shall spread his royal
pavilion over them.
Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My
servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have
embedded, and he will spread his royal
pavilion over them.
Howbeit I sent unto you all my
servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this
abominable thing that I
hate.
Yet I sent you all My
servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this
detestable thing that I
hate.’
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.
But fear not thou, O my
servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from
afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Fear thou not, O Jacob my
servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations
whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the
nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the
nineteenth year of
Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a
servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.
Servants have ruled over us: there is none that
doth deliver us out of their hand.
Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be
sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my
servant Jacob.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
And I will set up one
shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my
servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their
shepherd.
I will
appoint over them one
shepherd, My
servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their
shepherd.
And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
And David my
servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
My
servant David will be king over them, and there will be one
shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
They will live in the land that I gave to My
servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there
forever with their children and grandchildren, and My
servant David will be their prince
forever.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my
servants the prophets of Israel, which
prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My
servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times
prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?
But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them.
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his
servants, it will belong to that
servant until the year of freedom; then it will
revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.
Prove thy
servants, I
beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us
pulse to eat, and water to drink.
“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy
servants the dream, and we will
shew the interpretation.
Then the astrologers answered the king in
Aramaic, “O king, may you live
forever! Tell your
servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”